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Sombre thoughts
PAUL FOLEY recommends a powerful theatrical reflection on the senseless slaughter of WWI
An immersive, participatory display by a queer Australian Aboriginal performer, and a rebellious unravelling of traditional Scottish dance
EWAN CAMERON witnesses a political farce that lacks a clear message
EWAN CAMERON picks out two fascinating music shows, fusing the Korean, and the Celtic, with the modern
BENJAMIN POTHIER suggests that Palaeolithic cave paintings in Spain point to the ceremonial use of hallucinogenic flora
The bard confirms that the right has a humour bypass, and replays the English Revolution on period instruments
Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching to the Somme
Liverpool Playhouse/Touring
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AS DAWN broke on July 1 1916, men from the 36th Ulster Division clambered out of their trenches and rushed towards the river Somme.
By the time the sun set, 5,550 lay dead on that bloody field in France.
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